# Anne — Crome Yellow character guide > Anne in Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley. **Role:** major **First appearance:** 0000-i ## Snapshot Henry Wimbush's niece, a doll-faced charmer whose lazy irony and quick laughter keep every admirer at exactly the distance she prefers. ## Who they are Anne drifts through Crome in attitudes of indolent grace, drawing Denis's adoration and Gombauld's painterly obsession without quite inviting either. When Denis finally kisses her after her fall, she protests that it spoils their friendship — it simply isn't their stunt — and the refusal lands with the lightness of a joke and the finality of a verdict. Her easy, unbothered independence defines the romantic weather of the novel's middle chapters. ## Relationships ### [Denis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/denis) _romantic_ Denis is hopelessly in love with Anne, but she remains teasingly aloof and uncertain of her own feelings. ### [Mr. Scogan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/mr_scogan) _social_ Anne and Mr. Scogan engage in witty, intellectual banter as fellow guests at Crome. ### [Gombauld](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/gombauld) _romantic_ Anne shares a flirtatious and potentially romantic connection with the painter Gombauld, creating tension with Denis. ### [Mr. Wimbush](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/mr_wimbush) _social_ Anne interacts with Mr. Wimbush as a guest and niece, with polite familiarity. ### [Denis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/denis) _romantic_ Denis is hopelessly in love with Anne, but she remains teasingly aloof and uncertain of her own feelings. ### [Gombauld](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/gombauld) _romantic_ Anne shares a flirtatious and potentially romantic connection with the painter Gombauld, creating tension with Denis. ### [Mr. Scogan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/mr_scogan) _social_ Anne and Mr. Scogan engage in witty, intellectual banter as fellow guests at Crome. ### [Denis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/denis) _romantic_ Denis is hopelessly in love with Anne, but she remains teasingly aloof and uncertain of her own feelings. ### [Mr. Scogan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/mr_scogan) _social_ Anne and Mr. Scogan engage in witty, intellectual banter as fellow guests at Crome. ### [Gombauld](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/gombauld) _romantic_ Anne shares a flirtatious and potentially romantic connection with the painter Gombauld, creating tension with Denis. ### [Mr. Wimbush](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/mr_wimbush) _social_ Anne interacts with Mr. Wimbush as a guest and niece, with polite familiarity. ### [Mr. Wimbush](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/mr_wimbush) _social_ Anne interacts with Mr. Wimbush as a guest and niece, with polite familiarity. ## In the story ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/ii) Mentioned as possibly reading Denis's book of poems. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/iii) Lies languidly in a deck-chair, laughing softly at Gombauld's attentions; described with a doll-like face and a cat-like smile. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/iv) Teases Denis about his white trousers, describes herself as a pagan who takes things as they come, and listens to Denis's complaints about over-intellectualizing life. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/v) Expresses sympathy for the animals, calling the farming 'indecency and cruelty,' and listens to the debate with half-shut eyes. ### [Mr. Barbecue-Smith Arrives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/vi) Defends Denis by calling him a poet, smiles at his discomfort. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/vii) Listens to Mary's concerns with amusement and a tight cat's smile; refuses to advise on Mary's choice between Gombauld and Denis. ### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/x) Dances harmoniously with Gombauld, then asks Uncle Henry for a waltz. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xi) Initiates conversation after the departure, turning to Denis and Mr. Scogan with raised eyebrows. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xiii) Exclaims upon hearing the History is finished. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xiv) Expresses a preference for the Wild Goose Chase novel. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xv) Observes Ivor's arrival from the terrace and points him out to the group. ### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xvii) Injured her ankle and hand in a fall; is helped by Denis but rejects his kiss, stating that romance is 'not our stunt'; later visited by Mary in her room. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xix) Yawns and says she is going to bed but lacks the energy to rise. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xxi) Sits for her portrait, defends herself against Gombauld's accusations, and denies flirting with Denis. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xxii) Seen from Denis's window walking with Gombauld toward the studio to sit for him. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xxiii) Sitting for Gombauld; receives Denis's declaration of love with surprise and a blush. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xxiv) Appears in Jenny's caricature as a dancing couple with Gombauld, and is recalled by Denis in his thoughts by the pool. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xxv) Organizes the Fair's activities, assigning roles to the guests and expressing dismay about the event. ### [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xxvi) Seen on the terrace talking with Lord Moleyn and Mr. Callamay. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xxvii) Works the urn at the tea tent, looking grim and flushed, and sells Denis's poem. ### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xxviii) Dances with Gombauld, eyes almost shut, appearing to sleep on the wings of movement and music. ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xxix) Seen by the pool resisting Gombauld's advances, asserting her sobriety after dancing; her rejection of Gombauld fuels Denis's despair. ### [XXX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/chapters/xxx) Shows genuine distress at Denis's announced departure and tries to engage him in light conversation, but is also tired of Gombauld's insistence. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters/anne - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/crome_yellow_se/characters